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E-Commerce I
Analyzing Secure Websites

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Secure websites
Definition
Security confirmation

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What is a secure website?
A secure website is one that uses data
encryption to protect all information.

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How can you tell a site is secure?
There are three ways to confirm that a
website is secure:
Click the VeriSign icon to verify that
the certificate is valid.
A secure page should include a small
padlock symbol displayed on the
bottom line of your browser.
On a secure page, in the browser
address box, the URL will begin with
an https: prefix rather than the
standard http: prefix. The s means
that the page is secure.

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Identity theft
Definition
Types of identity theft
Examples of identity theft
Protect against identity theft

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Definition
 Any instance where a
person uses someone
else's identification
documents or other
identifiers in order to
impersonate that person.
 It intrudes into many areas
of people’s daily lives.

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Types of identity theft
Financial fraud - includes bank
fraud, credit card fraud, computer
and telecommunications fraud,
social program fraud, tax refund
fraud, mail fraud, and several
more.

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Types of identity theft
Criminal activities - involves taking
on someone else's identity in
order to commit a crime, enter a
country, obtain special permits,
hide one's own identity, or commit
acts of terrorism.

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Types of identity theft
Credit card fraud is identity theft in
its most simple and common form.
It can be accomplished either by a
thief who steals your account
number or when your pre-
approved credit card offers fall
into the wrong hands.

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Common modes of identity theft:
Dumpster diving - Dug out of trash cans and
dumpsters
Memorized or copied by sales clerks and
waiters
Removed from mailboxes in the form of tax
notices, financial account statements, and
other bills
Removed from your employer's files, either
secretly or with the help of an inside
accomplice
Removed from hospital records, usually with
the help of an inside accomplice
Removed from your financial lender's files
Examples of identity theft

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Common modes of identity theft:
Removed from your landlord's files
Purchased (or found free) in online (or offline)
databases
Collected from "cloned" Web sites - someone
may recreate a legitimate merchant Web site in
order to capture your personal information and
credit card information when you place an order.
Stolen from a merchant database through
computer hacking (not as simple as other forms
of theft)
Snatched using software that mirrors keystrokes
to capture credit card account information
More Examples of identity theft

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Ways to protect yourself
 DON'T give out your Social Security number
unless it’s critical.
 DESTROY any unwanted credit card offers.
 ONLY include your name and address on
checks.
 SHRED (cross-cut) any sensitive documents
before discarding.
 DON'T carry your Social Security card, passport,
or birth certificate in your wallet or purse.
 REVIEW your credit report annually to verify its
accuracy.

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More Ways to protect yourself
 NEVER give out personal information on the phone
to someone you don't know and who initiated the
call.
 REVIEW your credit card statement each month to
make sure there are no unauthorized charges.
 DON'T mail bills or documents that contain personal
data (like tax forms or checks) from your personal
mail box.
 If you're ever denied credit, FIND OUT WHY.
 REACT QUICKLY if a creditor calls about charges
you didn't make.
 GUARD deposit slips as closely as you do checks.

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What is Netiquette?
 "Netiquette" is network
etiquette, the do's and don'ts of
online communication.
 Netiquette includes both
common courtesy online and
the informal "rules of the road"
of cyberspace.
 In other words, Netiquette is a
set of rules for behaving
properly online.

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Core Rules of Netiquette
Rule 1: Remember the Human
Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in
real life
Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace
Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth
Rule 5: Make yourself look good online
Rule 6: Share expert knowledge
Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control
Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy
Rule 9: Don't abuse your power
Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

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Sources
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http://www.wapa.gov/CorpSrvs/procurmt/ecomm.htm (2 Jan 2006).
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http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/www-security-faq.html (2 Jan 2006)
 Strom, David. “The Challenge of Electronic Commerce: Selling
Lemonade has Never Been This Tough.” 2000.
http://www.strom.com/pubwork/ecommerce.html (2 Jan. 2006).
 “Bureau of Industry and Security.” US Department of Commerce
http://www.bis.doc.gov/ComplianceAndEnforcement/E-Commerce.htm (2
Jan 2006)
 Electronic Commerce NC WiseOwl
http://www.mywiseowl.com/articles/Electronic_commerce (2 Jan 2006)
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